Fence-post.



Attorneys PATENTBD JUNE 19,

` J. w. WESTLAKE.

FENCE POST. APPLIGATION FILED ooms, 190s.

Inventorl l y fk Wtnesgs y* by y y spending FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed October 6, 1905.* Serial No. 281.692.

l.',l'o (Ji/ whom it may cncer/1.:

Beit known that l, J Pn W. WEs'rLAKE, a citizen of' the UnitedStates, residing at Marysville, `in the county of vUnion and State of Ohio, have invented a new\,and useful Fencc-Post, of which the iollowing is a speciiication. i

This invention relates ltofence-posts, and has for an object to provide ,a post embody ing new and improved features of economy, convenience, du rabili ty ,'i and utility.

A further object of the invention is to provide a post which may be re'adily and easily placed in position and as easily removed from the position for change of location. y

A further object of the invention' is to provide a concrete post having a horizontal basesection, a vertical section joined at its lower end to one end of the base-section, and an oblique base-section with cioss-heads at the ends of the horizontal section, and allmolded. integral and with anyV approved form of reinforcing#pieces vand fasteningvdevices embedded in the concrete structure.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the con'lbination and arrangementof parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accom panying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changesin the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit o1` sacriiiein g any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the i1'npro `ved post with a fragment broken away to show ,the reinforcing. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of post used in connection with the post shown at Fig. 1 to form a corner.

Like characters of reference indicate correparts in all of theigures of the drawings.

'1n its preferred cmbodin'xent'the improved fence-post forming the subject-matter of this application is composed of concrete orplike material molded to produce a vertical section 10, joined at its lower end to thehori- Zonta] section l11 and with the extremities united by an obliquely-disposed brace-sec-y tion 12, At opposite ends the horizontal section is provided with crossfheads 13 and 14,

the latter beingperpcndicular to the vertical section 10; 4 Y

While lbeing molded any ap roved fasteners, as 15 and 16, may be em edded in the earth.

structure, and a reinforcing member, as 17, may likewise be embedded, tl'e reinforcing and the fastening 16 being preferably, though not necessarily, integral, as shown. cross-heads 13 and 14 may likewise' be rein forced by the members 18 and 1 9, respectively, extending transversely of` the post."

The fasteners vhere shown are` adapted to,v

serve as studs to form one member of) a gatehinge, whereby the pestis adapted fdr use asl a gate-post; butit is to be understood that, other forms of fasteners may be used or the fasteners shown used for different purposes,

as for attachmg wires or boards.; {Thefas- 7o tener 16 is intended to connec'tthe post to a deadman or other form of aiichorage when found necessary or desirable. Attention is called to the/fact that the reinforcing 111cm-,

ber 17 is in the form of a triangular-shaped `7 5 loop the reduced end of which forms a support for the reinforcing members 18', while the enlarged end thereof forms a support for 4the members 19, the cnd'of-the wire at the enlarged end of the loop being coiled or other- 8o wise twisted around the horizontal leg of the loop -at a point adjacent. the member 16, as shown. lhe post is set by embedding in the earth to about the top of the horizontal section, the dead-man of course when used being embedded deeper. To remove the post, the wire or other connection from the dead-man is disconnected from the fastener 16 and the, post lifted from its socket in the anchor the post, 'owing to its weight and construction it will stand firmly, if embedded in a reasonably heavy soil i but provision is made for anchorage, when' desired.

'1n fprming a corner two posts ,are used, `95.

and the base 14 of one is found to contact with the other and hold the post at a distance.. To overcome this feature, a modified form -is used for one post,- as in. Fig. 2, wherein the cross-head shown at 1t extends upon one roo' where that position would be more convenient and'ellicicnt.

. Having thus described the :invention what is claimed 4is- 1. A fence-post comprising an elongated base, provided with loppiositely-disposed 11o cross-heads, a standard secured to the base lat a point intermediate. one et' the cross The 6o It will not generally be necessary to 9o heads, arl e diagonal brace spaced from the base and connecting the free end of the standi rad and the opposite cross-head. f

2. A plastic fence-post eon'iprjsing a horizontally-disposed base having a cross-head at l each end thereof and extending laterally be l yond the general longitudinal plaine of the l bese7 a standard secured to tige base at :i i point intermediate one of tlie cross-heads, l and an integral bruce spaced from the vhase and connecting the free end ol the standard and the intermediate portion of the opposite cross-head.

A plastic fence-post comprising a liorizontally-disposed base havingr integral crossheads at opposite ends thereof and extenr'ling laterally beyond the general longitudinal plane of the base, an integral standard extending vertically from the base at a point intermediate one of the eross-lieads1 an integral diagonally-disposed brace spaced from the base and connecting `the free end ofthe standard and intermediate portion of the opposite cross-head, a .continuons reinforcingrg ba'r embedded in the base, standard and dil agonal brace, and bars extending longitudij daterally beyond the bar nally of the eross-l1eads and engaging the rei.i'if'ore ing-ber.

A plastic fence-post comprising a limi zontally-disposed base haring integral eros-s1 heads et opposite ends tliereol and extendin f;` genera-l longitndimil plane 0i tlxe buse, a standard secured to ille,

base at 21- POint intermediate one et tlie ernsstheads :L diagonal braeespaeed from (lie base, and connecting the free end ol ille standard f and the ii'itermediate portion el' ille opposite Cross-head., a triangular-sliaped reinlo'rei'irg embedded in the base, standard and brace and having one end liereo'f extending@ beyond the adjacent* cross-head to torni en anel1or-engeging lioolij and bars extendnsg; lo'igitudinally olI the cross-liea ls and enggn i ng the reintoreingdmr.

ln testimony that l claiin tlie 'foregoing my own l have hereto allixed in; si nature in the presence ot two Witnesses,

Wi t nesses:

l-l. E. (onnnlcarrJ (In/xs. ARTHUR. 

